Oh yeah…you read that right.  RE…COV….ER…Y WEEK!  A time to let the body catch up, some extra time to spend on body maintenance and a time to check in on how the body’s feeling and bring that back into balance.  The body does not grow stronger or build endurance while you're exercising. It's the period after your sessions when your body makes all of these important changes. So, it's vital to give your body this time to repair itself or your fitness will not increase. In fact, your fitness will likely plateau or decline if you continue to push yourself without recovery. Our sessions do not stop this week, but the intensity does reduce, to allow for some repair and growth.  Keep ticking over, but be kind to your body.  Some key words for you to be thinking about this week include, rest, massage, nutrition, change, stretching, sleep, socialise, rolling, enjoyment!  And with all the extra time you’ll have, I’ve included an article by Jimmy about how he utilized the ElliptiGO, the new booking system at Lakeside Sports Med and an article by Nick Croft on the importance of the Off-Season for the On-Season.  It’s a good message to get your head around now.....enjoy!

Speaking of enjoyment, it was such a great night at Arcadia Hotel last Thursday night after our run session.  It was the perfect place to unwind, watch the footy, have a glass of wine and a chat (without needing to rush off) and generally enjoy each other’s company!  We’ll be sure to have another one soon, so make sure you keep an eye out and get along next time.

An upcoming semi-social night, is our Team Meeting taking place this week.  Join us Thursday at Elwood Sailing Club to hear about the training phases, where you should be and be going, the Tri Vic series, and all about Coaching Mate.  Oh…and don’t stress about your run session.  We’ll do that at Elwood from 6pm and the meeting will start around 7:00pm.

Thanyapura planning is heating up.  The athletes have confirmed their places and the venue is preparing for their stay.  So if you’re  a very last minute RSVP you need to let Ollie know that you really really want to go NOW!!!  There’s no more time to waste to secure your spot to seriously one of the best experiences you’ll ever have!

You should have read that we are adding a couple more sessions into the timetable…Welcome back double days!!!!  All the details are below, but in short, Tuesday morning runs and Thursday morning Hot Laps will be back on the agenda from next week. 

So, time to keep moving...  Keep warm...  Keep well...  And read on!

It's time for us to get together for our first team meeting of the year.  Come along to Elwood Sailing Club this Thursday to :
* hear about everything that is going on in the squad
* be provided with the latest info about our partners
* get an update on the Vic Series
* learn how to get the most out of CoachingMate
* get your hands on our new running tops
* catch up with the Coaching Team
We'll complete our active recovery run at Elwood from 6pm, with meeting from 7pm.  Bring some warm clothes and a bite to eat to tide you over.  We're looking forward to seeing lots of you there!

Join us in Thailand between July 26 - August 4, 2019.
"I used this camp in preparation for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. This camp exceeded all my expectations. Absolutely loved it. Everything included, it really is an athlete's dream there. I was able to get my fitness to the next level and learn a few things along the way like my sweat rate/sodium losses."

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• Battery performance: up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and 8 hours in GPS mode with music (depending on settings)

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